since i'm to much of a wuss to go up close, and a terrible shot, i would just throw random stuff like rocks. and then crap my pants. and then throw my pants, maybe.
Poll: What weapons will you use in a zombie apocalypse?
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Katanas were cheap swords for low ranked soldiers. Not only that, but today it's hard to find a decent katana.cerebus23 said:
Most likely you will have trouble with blades, steel quality or even the finish.
Even if you actually got your hands in a true katana, you'd have to worry about blade straightness, sharpness and always worrying about the blade coming off the handle. Which is not a good thing to worry about during a apocalypse.
It has no use as a tool. Practically no tree-cutting or brush clearing abilities and won't pry crates open.
Besides, it only has one cutting edge and it was designed for slashing (= blood loss) and not stabbing or actual good ol' bone breaker and limb chopper. Blood loss won't incapacitate a zombie until he is drained, but a weapon capable of reliably cutting limbs, breaking bones and penetrating skulls would be much better.
If you're able to do that, you're also able to do whatever you have to do without killing him. Besides, we don't know if zombies retain their hearing, or even if they can identify gunshots/direction from where the sound comes from.The Heik said:
How fast can you shoot arrows accurately? Guns are obviously what people will resort to.
It's a zombie apocalypse. Nobody will give a damn about the law unless you're stealing from people.Patrick Buck said:
Just find a gun store or a club. If the gun club is empty you can raid it, in a gun store I'm sure the owners wouldn't mind giving you one.
My first line of defense would be one of those sets of Kevlar reinforced overalls. Like the ones police wear in raids so they don't risk getting spiked by broken glass or bitten by dogs and things. They are not armour so they wont stop a knife or a gunshot but they should keep zombie teeth out.
After that a sledgehammer will do nicely.
After that a sledgehammer will do nicely.
My weapons of choice? Maggots and decomposition. I know it's a smart-arse answer, but c'mon! You see a zombie coming for you, you throw some maggots in it's face. And, y'know, then get a solid door between me and the zombie...
I just need to find a place that sells fishing lures and I'm all set for the apocalypse.
I just need to find a place that sells fishing lures and I'm all set for the apocalypse.
Funny thing is it's kinda hard for a gun store to make a profit in a country where the minority of people are allowed to have any kind of gun, so we don't have many gun clubs or gun stores either. Unless you're living in the countryside, in which case everyone and their mums is packing heat.ElPatron said:
Nice, Hot Fuzz.Geo Da Sponge said:
The police needs a reason to deny you the right for a shotgun certificate, though. Does "lives in a city" count? They have passed certificates to 11 year olds before.
Anyway, maybe I was confusing the UK with another country, but I thought you people needed gun clubs so that you could prove you can own anything which is not a shotgun.
Anyway, I don't even need to be near an "actual" gun store. Sporting goods stores for the wealthy have shotguns, rifles and ammunition on display. Easy peasy.
Also, there's also the possibility of using homemade firearms, which only require the ammunition.
Wait. A vest that doesn't stop knifes or gunshots? I know about stab-vests not protecting from gun-shots and bullet-resistant vests not stopping knives, but you have to be really cheap to issue a vest that doesn't protect from either during raids.J Tyran said:
Go with a subsonic caliber and a silencer. ~100dB isn't too loud on an open space.FoodMonger said:
Besides, nobody can say if zombies would be actually smart enough to follow gunshots, or even able to hear at all. I mean, decomposition must have a toll on those eardrums.
Guns are too noisy, and melee weapons mean I need to be standing next to the thing trying to eat my face off.
I'm gonna go with a bow.
I'm gonna go with a bow.
Oh yeah, don't get me wrong, I don't want to sound like one of these people who are under the impression that there are absolutely no guns in the UK whatsoever. It's jsut a bit trickier than crowbarring open the door to your local gun shop.ElPatron said:
And in theory it's just as easy to have a shotgun in an urban area, it's just that there would be virtually no situations where you could legally use it. For the same reason there'd probably be fairly few sporting shops which would sell guns of any kind in the middle of a city.
But yeah, I see your general point. Guns aren't really as impossible to get your hands on in the UK as some people might think.
I'm not saying you are one of those.Geo Da Sponge said:
But sometimes it's not as tricky as you might think. If it's empty and nobody to respond to alarm... Let's just say that I'm not very fond of keeping property on clubs/ranges even during normal times.
Hunting, clay shooting, pest control?Geo Da Sponge said:
Yeah, how dare someone try to clear up some misconceptions that have no logical backup.erttheking said:
I'd make a witty remark about simply saying incorrect things is not entertainment, but I'm the one who entertains himself correcting silly Hollywood assumptions so I will refrain from that.
No choice for me really since it has to be something I'd actually be able to obtain. I live in Denmark and though finding a gun wouldn't be impossible in theory, odds are it would be in actuality (to the best of my knowledge only hunting rifles are legal in any way, unless you're military or police, no one really has firearms).
So melee for me, an axe probably or another kind of tool.
So melee for me, an axe probably or another kind of tool.
my Mosin and it's bayonet. i have about 400 rounds, plus about 400 empty cases and the materials needed to reload about 800 cases. that, combined with just how common 7.62x54r is, makes me think i'll be ok.
That's easier said then done. If personal firearms are against the law in country then you would hardly find any gun stores. And those few would be stripped rather quickly (same goes for gun clubs).ElPatron said:
That said, I'd go with improvised melee weapons aka gardening tools since I don't have any real weapons at home. I'd then make my way to the next police station (though that's in a neighborhood where you wouldn't wanna meet other survivors) or military training ground hoping to find some guns anyway.
Ah for christ's sake can you just relax? You're pretty much saying that I'm a complete idiot and correcting just about everything that I say in a simple thread that was supposed to be a what would you rather do A or B thread. Is me getting some things wrong really that big of a deal? The point of this thread was to have fun talking about zombies and how we would deal with them and I just put in my general knowledge of zombies, including if you shoot them in the chest it ain't gonna do diddily squat until it's too late.ElPatron said:
Besides, we have to argue if I'm even wrong in the first place, first of all, last time I checked the point of guns was to propel small pieces of metal to puncture major organs and arteries and cause severe bleeding but the wounds that it cause are usually small and precise unless you're lugging around a .50 cal. While it might cause enough pain to immobilize a normal Human, in most media, zombies don't feel pain, so shooting them in the gut might kill them. but in the meantime they can still kill you. Yeah guns can cause damage to tendons, but as I said before, zombies don't care and will keep pushing their bodies to come after you until they are physically incapable of doing otherwise, and I'd like to think that a sledgehammer smashing your arm in half is going to do more damage than a handgun bullet. Also a baseball bat counts as a good melee weapon, a single swing with it has been proven to be strong enough to shatter spines. If I have no training I shouldn't be holding a gun?...uh if the zombie apocalypse is around I'm using a gun if I have training or not, I'd rather not get my brains eaten and besides, the con still counts. Also last time I checked, guns weren't used to break bones while sledgehammers and baseball bats were. Also I like to call it a clip, you say tomato I say tomato. Also in some instances you were simply being rude, such as the "duh" by my first pro for guns and the IT'S CALLED MAGAZINE, just seems like a nitpick that you're rubbing in my face.
Both. But mostly my full tang Chinese barbarian sword. Easy decapitation, it's not likely to break for years of use. It's light easy to carry around. It would likely outlive me.
That and my .357 Magnum. It's supposed to be powerful enough to crack the engine block of a car. So even if I don't kill a zombie with a single shot, his body is going to be fucked up, and knocked off his feet. The only thing I would need to worry about is leg or arm shots.
The other one that would be big on my "Use" list would be my home made sword. It's big heavy thick pretty dull, so you'd get lots of broken bones and not a lot of cut flesh. It's kinda made of softer metal, so it would not break. It would bend, and dull, but it would not break. This would give it a very long life span, but because it is so big thick and heavy it would be impossible to use it indoors. But out doors it would certainly be helpful not having to worry about cracks in the blade.... ever.
That and my .357 Magnum. It's supposed to be powerful enough to crack the engine block of a car. So even if I don't kill a zombie with a single shot, his body is going to be fucked up, and knocked off his feet. The only thing I would need to worry about is leg or arm shots.
The other one that would be big on my "Use" list would be my home made sword. It's big heavy thick pretty dull, so you'd get lots of broken bones and not a lot of cut flesh. It's kinda made of softer metal, so it would not break. It would bend, and dull, but it would not break. This would give it a very long life span, but because it is so big thick and heavy it would be impossible to use it indoors. But out doors it would certainly be helpful not having to worry about cracks in the blade.... ever.
Being a member of the armed forces i do know how to use a firearm properly, and could probably get one much easier than most, there is actually a weapons vault in the barracks i live in (though i have no idea where they keep the keys for the damn thing).
All that being said if it came down to it i would still prefer melee weapons, its just so much more satisfying when you can actually feel you enemy fall before the force of your weapon. its also great for releasing all that pent up aggression the pre-apocalyptic society frowns upon.
All that being said if it came down to it i would still prefer melee weapons, its just so much more satisfying when you can actually feel you enemy fall before the force of your weapon. its also great for releasing all that pent up aggression the pre-apocalyptic society frowns upon.
